SATURDAY-THE BATTLE
OF PRESTONPANS
Phase 1:
1. Jacobite army and government take field around the same time and deploy
skirmishers; dragoons skirmish in advance of government forces and engage
clan skirmishers. Brief artillery fire from government side, no artillery
on Jacobite side.
2. Jacobites
reform and march off beyond sight in trees; government troops stand easy.
Phase 2:
1. Jacobite army has marched to the south and has been able to flank government
position, they appear with much vigor in new position forcing government
forces to wheel back to right the line.
2. Jacobite army advances and a brief amount of musket fire and artillery
prevails between sides.
3. The Jacobites send out skirmishers to cover their advance as do the
government forces to cover their redeployment.
4. There is a skirmish at mid-field which checks the Jacobite advance.
5. The main Jacobite line joins their skirmishers, halt and reform by
brigade while government skirmishers return to their lines.
6. There is a brief period of concentrated musket and artillery fire back
and forth.
7. the Jacobite army calls "claymores" and prepares to charge, giving
time for government artillery to clear guns and signal they are clear,
government infantry prime and load and prepare for one volley into Jacobite
attack.
8. The highland charge, government line fires one volley and disintegrates.
Many are cut down in pre-arranged hand-to-hand others run but the government
forces are completely routed, prisoners are rounded up and marched off.
9. March past of troops led by the Jacobite forces.
SUNDAY-THE BATTLE
OF CULLODEN MOOR
DEPLOYMENT
1. Jacobite army takes the field and stands easy awaiting arrival of the
government army.
2. Government army marches on and takes position opposite after this point.
3. Jacobite army is revived by the sight of their opponent and yells and
cheers at government forces, government forces do not respond but maintain
stoic silence.
OPENING
4. Jacobite artillery piece opens fire which signals general artillery
dual. Jacobite piece is quickly silenced and government artillery pounds
opposing line at a steady rate.
GOVERNMENT MOVEMENT
5. Government highlanders are deployed into flanking position along the
wall, dragoons follow and hold position along the wall, demonstrating
and causing the detachment of a highland clan to check their progress.
JACOBITE RESPONSE
6. "Claymores" is called and the highland charge begins. The right side
of Jacobite line advances at a steady pace but the left wing advances
at a slow and uncommitted pace.
7. The right
wing of the Jacobite army engages the left wing of the government and
is decimated; the few survivors are put to flight and flee the field.
8. The left wing of the Jacobite army closes but does not engage the right
of the government line taunting and attempting to get them to break ranks
to no avail. Seeing the main charge broken they begin a steady and orderly
withdrawal from the field.
THE DESTRUCTION OF
THE JACOBITE ARMY
9. Seeing the charge shattered the Dragoons and government highlanders
break through wall to flank Jacobite forces and and threaten to cut them
off.
10. The main
body of the government army advances in order to sweep the field; Prince
Charles retires from the field.
11. The Dragoons break through wall and engage the French troops and rear
guard who hold post and cover the withdrawal of surviving clans, eventually
they are compelled to surrender and are marched from the field.
AFTERMATH
12. Bayoneting and looting of the dead and wounded by the government forces.
13. March past of troops led by the government forces.
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